The Singapore Free Press, 13 January 1956
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Title Section19 1956-01-13 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale m Malaya No. *****. Singapore, Friday, January 13, 1956. Price 15 Cts19 words
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Article, Illustration328 1956-01-13 1 T*HE select committee on the Singapore Legis- lative Assembly staff has recommended that the Department of Legislature should be a selfcontained unit and the top posts should constitute a "closed" service, which means that its officers are not expected to seek328 words
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Article35 1956-01-13 1 Twenty terrorists this morning' ambushed four unarmed Gurkha soldiers 0 for a driving lesson In a police land rover iiv. mil from Beremban. Two Gurkhas were lert- 1 ©u^ly injured.35 words
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97 1956-01-13 1 AND MAHMUD'S BRIDE SAYS I'm ideally happy 1 IKS. K. G. TREVORROW said m Torquay yesterIfl day that her daughter Josephine. now the bride of Ten^ku Mahmud of Johore, had written home savins she was 'ideally happy." She had received a lons letter fron Josephine describing the marriage ceremony. She97 words
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67 1956-01-13 1 TO MOBILISE WHOLE NATION AGAINST REDS 11BNGEU ABDIL RAHMAN said m London that he would "mobilise the whole country against Communist terrorists as soon as I get independence for Malaya." "The people m Malaya,' he continued, "feel very strongly that they should partici pate wholeheartedly m the fight against ComA.P. - 67 words
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Article315 1956-01-13 1 PACT BY TENGKU AND RULERS An independent state within Commonwealth FREE PRESS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT TENGKU ABDUL RAHMAN, Chief Minister of the Federation, disclosed last night on his arrival at London Airport that he had reached agreement with the Malay rulers' representatives on the future constitution of the Federation. The solution:315 words
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Article204 1956-01-13 1 GRACE'S PRINCE PRINCE Rainier of Monaco wants his marriage to film star Grace Kelly to be held m his 370-acre domain because he thinks an American wedding would be "a circus," it was reported m Hollywood yesterday. A friend of Miss Kelly said theU.P. - 204 words
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Article20 1956-01-13 1 Earthquakes m Hungary early yesterday killed two people, injured 36 and d>'s troyed six houses m Budapest.— ReuterReuter - 20 words
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Article19 1956-01-13 1 Th<« Singapore Chief Minister, Mr. David Mar shall, is ill and has cancelled his appointments for today.19 words
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Article32 1956-01-13 1 The Singapore Rubber Market opened this mornnig on an easier tone with ::rst grade, January shipment, at $1.15> 2 a lb.. 3» 4 cents below yesterday's closing price.32 words
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Article31 1956-01-13 1 A woman was assaulted during an argument over a $23 pair of earrings m a house m Sembawang Road, Singapore, yesterday. Two women have been arrested.31 words
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Article155 1956-01-13 1 NATIONALIST China last night dented a British Colonial Office charge that it was responsible for sabotaging the Air India airliner, Kashmir Princess, Which exploded last April on the way to the Bandoeng conference. Fifteen people. Including Red Chinese oilicials, ■en killed. The Taipeh Government information ofliceA.P. - 155 words
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Advertisement117 1956-01-13 1 CRAVEN A' for cooler smoking Coo/er to f/?e fasfe/ The fine tobacco gives you the coolest, richest smoking that you've ever known. Cooler to the throat and lips! x^iirfe'V The clean cork tip keeps firm and /Sajjf? dry, cool and easy-drawing to i .o^ v 4 the very end. BACK117 words
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168 1956-01-13 2 50 KILLED IN NEW ALGERIA VIOLENCE AFRESH outburst of anti-French violence rocked Algeria yesterday leaving dozens of dead m its wake. And the lid threatened to blow off In neighbouring Tunisia. About 50 people were killed m 24 hours of terrorist attacks and increasing clashes between French troops and theU.P. - 168 words
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Article24 1956-01-13 2 A Japanese company has concluded a contract for 20,000 home sewing machines valued at a $3,000,000 with South Vietnam, m Tokyo. A.P.A.P. - 24 words
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Article29 1956-01-13 2 Federal police announced m Buenos Aires yesterday that counterfeiters there had made false Brazilian currency for a candidate m the presidential campaign last October. A.P.A.P. - 29 words
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Article, Illustration306 1956-01-13 2 Brave show by a girl in a strange land A smite ended her 30-minute ordeat ALONE, head bowed and shy, a modern English girl sat on a dais for the longest thirty minutes m her life. Hundreds of strange faces peered at her. She wore a heavily-brocaded white dress andFree Press - 306 words
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166 1956-01-13 2 Food record in Asia— but not enough TiHE U.S. Department of 1 Agriculture said yesterday Asia's agricultural production is at a record level but due to rapid population growth, the amount of food available for each person is still below pre-war standards for most Asian countries. The department said worldA.P. - 166 words
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Article20 1956-01-13 2 The 5.000-ton Turkish ship S'lin ran aground on the east coast of the Jutland Peninsula early yesterday. A.P.A.P. - 20 words
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Article19 1956-01-13 2 West Germany is to see a touring exhibition of the latest U.S. designs in plastic articles. A.P.A.P. - 19 words
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Article66 1956-01-13 2 Turkish leaders m Nicosia yesterday told Field Marshal Sir John Harding, Governor of Cyprus, of the "intense feeling" aroused m the Turkish community by the terrorist murder of a Turkish Cypriot police sergeant. Turkish sources said. British security forces and police stood by to prevent clashesReuter - 66 words
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Article155 1956-01-13 2 TITO BLAMES UNREST ON PACT YUGOSLAVIAN President 1 Tito said yesterday the Bagdad Pact was bringing unrest to the Middle East and creating "new possibilities for eventual conflicts." Tito returned to Belgrade yesterday after a visit to Egypt and Ethiopia during which, he said, he found "anxiety because of theA.P. - 155 words
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Article, Illustration51 1956-01-13 3 picture. Mrs. Marie Velusamy, has every reason to smile so happily. Her two sons Thenmozhey and Mathivanan, both won prizes m the Tamil Festival Baby Show yesterday at the Ceylon Sports Club. But the bonny babies seem too tired to give victory smiles. FreeFree Press - 51 words
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Article190 1956-01-13 3 Panic as steward drops lantern A coastal ferry boat burst into a flaming funeral pyre yesterday and 65 Korean passengers and crewmen were killed. They perished m flames which raced through the vessel or were trampled to death when screaming passengers panicked trying toU.P. - 190 words
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164 1956-01-13 3 THE Western powers and Russia joined m the United Nations Security Council yesterday m calling for strong condemnation of Israel for the December 11 Lake Tiberias attack on Syria which resulted In 56 Syrians and six Israelis being killed. But Russia disagreed with the WestReuter - 164 words
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Article45 1956-01-13 3 Prp r tid en t Btaenhower told Congran yesterday thai work on the St. Lawrence Seaway, started last April wu.s lime per cent completed at a cost of $24,000.--000. Th, If If expected to be open tO full scale navi.lloll vi 1959. A.P.A.P. - 45 words
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Article45 1956-01-13 3 Toyota Motors Company yesterday unveiled its "people's car." the cheapest automobile made m Japan. Including taxes it costs about $6,000. The company hopes to cut the price to about $2,500 after assembly lines start moving at full capacity m June.- A.P.A.P. - 45 words
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102 1956-01-13 3 JULIAN LEFEBVRE told his wife: "I'm going to hang myself "At your leisure, 1 his wife replied, according to police Madame Germaine Lefebvre then calmly watched while her husband prepared a loop, slipped it around his neck and proceeded to hang himself atU.P. - 102 words
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Article152 1956-01-13 3 BRITISH officials and newspapers denied yesterday that Britain had a "change of heart" on an American proposal to help tare Indo-China from the Communists m 1954. In taking this stand, the Britons attributed to U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles a -mistaken view" ofA.P. - 152 words
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Article88 1956-01-13 3 $45 for blowing your car horn IT'S going to cost drivers $45 now to honk their horns m Belgrade unless they can prove they had to. The new police regulation is the Yugoslav capital's second move m recent years to control traffic noise. There was a time when the horn88 words
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Article156 1956-01-13 3 IJRITISH workers' demands for increased pay to cover recent price rises were intensified yesterday as talks on the claims of about 1,750,000 men were held m London. The workers are from four key industries railways, building, road haulage and electrical contracting. |i They represent about156 words
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Advertisement140 1956-01-13 3 "GRUNDIG" TAPE-RECORDER. We, Kian Gwan (M) Limited, take pleasure m announcing that as from the Ist. January, 1956, we are the Sole Agents for "Grundig" Tape-Recorders m the Federation of Malaya and Colony of Singapore, and that by arrangement with Messrs. H. A. O'Connor Company Limited they will be the140 words
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203 1956-01-13 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 1956. Opinion Singapore's livelihood THE Governor has given a timely reminder of the importance to Singapore of its commerce, industry and professions. How important is summed up starkly m Sir Robert Black's words: "Our livelihood." And our elected Government is acutely aware of203 words
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Article, Illustration1377 1956-01-13 4 SEFTON DELMER - TEN PREDICTIONS for 1956 SEFTON DELMER by How will the year ahead colour world politics? Where do we find the pointers to the things that will blow up big before the next twelve months pass? This article attempts the answers. r —Eisenhower to run and it m I^ISENHOWER will stand1,377 words
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Advertisement24 1956-01-13 4 Exquisite DIAMOND GEM SI I Jewellery m "The Fashions of the Moment/ 9 At:PHHENDRY Manufacturing Jeweller 78 North Bridre Rd., S'pore-6, and K. Lumpur.24 words
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Advertisement83 1956-01-13 4 ji i( U a. i /^E hE^HI2 4 i w Hi «t 3| ■BSSSS9^^^^SjS^L v A PERFECT MAKEUP. AS PART OF GOOD GROOMING. IS A "MUST". ALWAYS WNKN you m.ikr up tinl.iv think of laMorrow, t(M>. Remember that "Paa-Cake* ■■kit m the f.-imous glaniori^invr makeup the St.us \\-< not tal)83 words
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Article, Illustration1413 1956-01-13 5 adelaide Eastley - adelaide Eastley BY» SINGAPOREANS will be able to judge the worth of our prospective TV talent tonight and tomorrow night at the Badminton Hall on Guillemard Road when aspirants strut m the variety show. To impart an illusion Of things to conic the stage will represent, a TV1,413 words
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Miscellaneous356 1956-01-13 6 >l AMMJ \KI b> Lee Falk andPhilDavi« J I WHAT'S TAKING I STILL CANT I I BOSS GET LOWER- SO I CAM ***"£ss&< J/ >\ OUR COPTER HGCER IT! SAIP \l 6ET IN RAN6E f AMP STOP RUN WR COY«!/ >~>J THAT 6EI6ER COUNTER'S CLEAR SO LON6? AM-/ V I356 words
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Miscellaneous671 1956-01-13 6 J| T>ORN today, you love power and V. I O having influence over others. You know that one way to get this is to j; have money. Consequently, you want 4, money! < j! Cautious and even secretive about > your own affairs, you usually come out J X well671 words
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Article200 1956-01-13 7 B S£L&t. 1 aJS cJJ SSC^ RuKK i? 0 1 ,an JS7 35 sellers 34 sellers F« B nf p°\ I RSS cXf< bu y ers 33% buyers *S5S?"w i JSf l 2H 35 SC 34, filers HUBBLE No 1 RSS Spot M* buyers 34 buyers ri200 words
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Article105 1956-01-13 7 NEW YORK. Jan. 12. Previous Today TIN Straits spot »nd nearby 106.37 nom. 106.12 nom. TIN futures January 1U4.60 traded 104.00 bid 105.00 asked February 103.00 bid 103.00 bid 104.00 asked 103.75 asked March 102.00 bid 102.00 bid IO\K- st^Hv 102 85 :VskPd 1030 asked I ONE.105 words
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Article45 1956-01-13 7 Spot Malabar and Lampong 3rt'i, awaiting release 35, afloat* 34 S to 34. Jan. 32-. Malabar Jan /Mar. 32 4. Sarawak spot 32. awaiting release 32, afloats 314 to 31, Jan. 30 Ms. Sellers ex-dock. Above prices quoted m U.S. cents per Ib.45 words
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Article29 1956-01-13 7 30 Industrials 478.42 481.80 20 Railroads 159.71 160.11 to Domestic Bonds 98 50 98 66 IS Utilities 63.58 63 91 ',4 Stocks Composite Average 169.44 170.3629 words
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Article121 1956-01-13 7 .OPRA Philippines cJi. U.K./ North European delivered weight per lon* ton Jan. Feb. COPRA Philippines f.o.b. Manila m bulk per ton COPRA Straits c.i.f. ITK1 T K North European delivered weight per lone ton Jan./Feb Feb. March COCONUT OIL erode Strait* cJi. IK/ North European m121 words
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508 1956-01-13 7 Lavender Hill mob 9 men go but fun stays PALING'S world- famous film studios birthplace of dramas like "The Cruel Sea" and comedies like "The Lavender Hill Mob"— have shot their last sequence and have now been handed over to the BBC. When508 words
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Article172 1956-01-13 7 (jK)R the first time the 8.8.C. is to ask its millions of Light Programme listeners to send m questions on medical and biological subjects for jublic answer over the air by a panel of anonymous doctors. The news brought an immediate word of caution from the172 words
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Article103 1956-01-13 7 £19 a week clippie? No, no, no I EARNED £95 In five weeks on the buses on London transport. A housewife told Old Street, London, magistrates this rerently. The woman, Mrs. Anne de Vos, 47, of Thrawl Street, Stepney, was found not guilty of stealing a record player and records,103 words
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Article81 1956-01-13 7 rpHE road-safety commit--1 tee at Heanor. Derbyshire, is considering an idea to stop motorists speeding, a mound lft. high and 12ft. long every two miles along the road. The mounds would have effect Of hump -back UK." bridges to speedsters, it is suggested. They81 words
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Article94 1956-01-13 7 A doctor denies row with chemist A DOCTOR denied at *V an inquest that he and a chemist disliked each other and had Quarrelled. The chemist, 43-year-old James Henry Beadsworth, was found dead behind his shop m High Koad. Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire. The doctor Dr. David Wilson, of Bushey Heath94 words
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Advertisement124 1956-01-13 7 I STROMBERG I I ELECTRIC TIME RECORDER I EFFICIENT PAYROLL TIME CONTROL AT A NEW LOW PRICE This ruggedly built Time Recorder quickly saves its cost because it reduces tardiness, protects the payroll accuracy, saves clerical time ond answers time record disputes. For a complete installation, include matching, all metal124 words
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Article, Illustration1764 1956-01-13 8 OLIVE LETHBRIDGE - The Treasure of the Delhi King OLIVE LETHBRIDGE by The natives said it was guarded by the Djinns; and certainly there was death m the treasure chamber THE WORLD'S STRANGEST STORIES AN Indian Army captain named Kenneth Fcss stationed at Delhi set out to spend ten days' leave at aReuter - 1,764 words
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Article, Illustration328 1956-01-13 9 1. WILL WAIT ON QUEEN 2. STARTS STA6E CAREER 3. RETURNS TO JUNGLE HERE are the stories of three girls each shaping a career that makes them news careers m wildly different fields. On the left is BOAC Stewardess Joy Henderson. Joy is 29328 words
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73 1956-01-13 9 MANY university students talk and think like children of eight or nine, said Mr J. Wolfenden. Vice-Chancellor of Reading University. He told 150 young women teachers at Oxford that students were "being m their mental development by accepting a fixed set of73 words
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Article56 1956-01-13 9 DR A Vincent Campbell has put up a notice m Staffordshire General Infirmary offering £5 lor the return of his hat. which vanished from its peg m the entrance-hall. •'I want to stir up the Board of Management to take action about the outbreak of56 words
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Article49 1956-01-13 9 A SCHOOL attendance officer with right hand raised intoned the oath at Wimbledon Juvenile Court. Mr. L. A. Owen, the clerk, said "Good gracious, sir. you've got the diary there. The witness held a stolen diary— an exhibit. Then the oath was repeated with the Bible.49 words
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Article55 1956-01-13 9 FkRUNKEN hounds was a description freely applied by spectators at the New Year meet of the Belvoir Hunt m the market place at Melton Mowbray. Leicestershire. A waitress dropped a tray of stirrup cups and the pack licked up every drop of the sherry. Result: not one55 words
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Article133 1956-01-13 9 MODERN RUSTLERS BAG 600 SHEEP MODERN rustlers with cars and lorries are making serious raids on flocks of ewes and lambs. They haul the sheep aboard at night, working by the glare of headlamps. Nearly 600 have been rustled from farms m Cumberland, Westmorland, and Durham. In Weardale one farmer133 words
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Article198 1956-01-13 9 Rank shows banned drug film T»HE drug-addict film which America banned will be shown m Britain by cinema magnate J. Arthur Rank. This news surprised the screen world. For the film, Otto Preminger's "The Man with the Golden Arm." was given an "X" certificate m Britain. And Mr. Rank, a198 words
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Advertisement65 1956-01-13 9 J All who delight m accurate miniatures 5 will be thrilled with our new ranae of DINKY TOYS t Unsurpassed for realism, r^*=Sz& V^ -> 1 wealth o detail, rich (rC^ —^f *s t Jo 107 Sunbeam Alpine Sport;, ■I No 255 Mersey Tunnel Police (gjgjjgjjj^f^^ggg^fr*^ ■I No. 692 5.565 words
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Article, Illustration100 1956-01-13 10 Angel fish Peter and Paul t- swam happily m an aquar- ium until they died of old 1 age. Then their owner. Miss Gwen Morrison of Chislehurst, Kent, had them made into earrings she is seen wearing them (at riglit) and now the novel fashion idea100 words
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Article, Illustration55 1956-01-13 10 Meet m the winter sunshine of the Old Sum was at Marlpits Cottage, Nutley. Sussex, home of Parliament for North Belfast. The followe is a member of the I ey and Burstow Hunt. For the first tim<\ the meet of Lieut. Colonel 11. Montgomery Hyde. Member >rs included comedian-farmer. Jimmy55 words
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Article, Illustration366 1956-01-13 10 FROM never-never-land (London's Scala Theatre) Peter Pan flew into the Peter Pan Ward of the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children to make the annual visit (top picture, extreme right). With Peter of course were Wendy. Captain Hook and other members of the366 words
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Article, Illustration166 1956-01-13 10 LAUGH, AUGUSTE, LAUGH Above: Precious moments In the busy life of British film actor Michael raifi are those he can spend away from thr studios and at home with his wife Banette. and their four-month old son Stephen. Michael was east as a seaman m his first biff screen role166 words
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Article, Illustration895 1956-01-13 12 From champagne party to lion's den LEONARD MOSLEY REMEMBERS THE ROOM WHERE IT ALL BEGAN WELCOME, KELLY' "> iiihimhim ii 11ii>■■•■ iiimi v iiiiiiiii i Hill THEY should nail a golden, heartshaped plaque to the door of Room 875 of the Carlton Hotel m > Cannes and write on it:895 words
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Article, Illustration334 1956-01-13 12 Woman risks her life to have a baby TtHE smile of Mrs. Jean Fuller conceals the grim determination of a woman who won't be beaten. After six years of marriage six years of longing, of not knowing whether she dare have a baby Jean Fuller has made up her mind334 words
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Article500 1956-01-13 12 And Kiwis are keen FOOTBALL pools, long familiar to people m a number of other countries, have just been introduced to New Zealanders as a new form of gambling with the chance of winning huge sums as the magnet. During the past few weeks thousands of500 words
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Article, Illustration635 1956-01-13 13 Now they're even faking the forgers The boom m art has produced a new crop of art fakes and even Van Meegeren, greatest of all art fakers, is himself being faked. reviewed by George Malcolm Thomson COUNTERFEIT. By Sonia Cole. Murray, 15s. 209 pages. EVERY time there is an art635 words
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Article, Illustration434 1956-01-13 13 diehards SACRED COWES. By Ant h o n y Heckstall Smith. Wingate. 15s. 152 pages. THE old yachting crowd did not like it. They thought that Cowes was better in the days when a gentleman came down to sail his boat even in quite bad434 words
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Advertisement38 1956-01-13 13 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a Wedtling Pictures Makr Arrangements for your photographfl to be taken by a FREE PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER Telephone Singapore 2800 or write to FREE PRESS PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPT. 140. 11(> Cecil Street Sfaigapore This service is only available m Singapore38 words
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Article, Illustration1667 1956-01-13 14 Angus Wilson - Angus Wilson Another story to keep^mj_gjie^sing _The^ htt aiiiiiiHi ALTHOUGH Angus Wilson has spent most of his adult life m the Printed Books Department of the British Museum, as an author he is no museum piece. Hemlock and After, his successful first novel, was published m 1951,1,667 words
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Advertisement15 1956-01-13 14 TMD yesterday's story— 'THE KISS,' by Denise Robins— actually hapm'n? The answer is: YES I15 words
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Article, Illustration904 1956-01-13 15 EILEEN ASCROFT - I got TIRED of racing round the BUOYS EILEEN ASCROFT by ...So I sailed into the ocean IIIIIIIItIHtIIIMIIHIimmiIIHIIIIIIIIHIIIimiIIIIIHIIIIIIHIIIIimiIIHIIIHIHIHIIIHIIIIIIimiHIIHIIHIIHIHIII says Britain s toughest woman HHHIIHII I IIIIIIII1 1 111 *****1 tHIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIHHIIIHII Hill HIIHII tMtllllll Itllt tIIMIIIIIII IN the breezy world of the Boat Show, (being held m London) where they talk'904 words
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Article441 1956-01-13 15 TREVOR EVANS - TREVOR EVANS by THE schoolgirls of Britain should go m for science degrees to get the "front rank" jobs, says Mrs. Margaret McKay, the T.U.C.'s chief woman officer. Too many girls, fhi adds, cling to the old traditions and then find that the only441 words
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Article, Illustration384 1956-01-13 15 Bold sides vulnerable I Mt-We«l MI M score soinh dealer S.uth t««l N <"»b E" 1 PftM < All P»« TX7HIL.E 18 points (which South had, counting 1 for each of his doubletons) is enough to justify a reverse bid. m view of the part score situation he384 words
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Article, Illustration983 1956-01-13 16 WILLIAM HICKEY - I FELT LIKE A GOD-FAR ABOVE THE WORLD WILLIAM HICKEY ISjm HALLO," said Charles as he came into the drawingroom. "Happy New Year. Thanks for the greetings card. May I embrace you there's no mistletoe about but still one can imagine things." He went up to Elizabeth with the semblance983 words
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Miscellaneous236 1956-01-13 16 BH 18. II CLUES ACROSS 4 Small and spruce, and 1 Saucy joke? (5) doubly soft inside (6) 4 I'd burst like this (7) 5 mi Proceed on 8 These deUverers start from horseback/ (6) all four directions (9, 4) 6 International body begins to be without opposition (9) 10236 words
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Article, Illustration58 1956-01-13 17 WOULDN'T you give your right hand to be m Howard Keel's shoes? Look what a situation he's m and liking it too! As llajj, m the musical "Kismet," he finds himself surrounded by these beauties between scenes. The girls are Luana Lee, Pat Sheehan, Suzanne58 words
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Article85 1956-01-13 17 It's free food for film fans FILMS are fast returning to the old give-away tactics of the depression era Some American theatres are raffling off cars others dispensing chinaware. and still others are serving free meals m the lobby. But it remained for one studio to get into the oatmeal85 words
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Article27 1956-01-13 17 T^HE new box-office king A for 1955 is John Wayne and the actress who leads m popularity is Grace Kelly. "Jizir i27 words
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Article, Illustration551 1956-01-13 17 BOB THOMAS - IT WAS A SAD YEAR for FILMTOWN BOB THOMAS Sa>« I AST year was a year 1 of tragedy m Hollywood. The filmtown is accustomed to losing a number of its names each year, usually those who have reaped their fame and passed the prime of life. But m 1955,A.P. - 551 words
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Article, Illustration515 1956-01-13 18 HARRY CARPENTER - Angry Gardner must have a fight next month, says BBBC HARRY CARPENTER by JACK GARDNER and British boxing are humiliated. Read this statement, issued by the British Board, about the man who is their official nominee to fight Don Cockell for the British and Empire heavyweight titles on April 24:515 words
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Article217 1956-01-13 18 JOES ARE RIVALS AGAIN JOE Mercer (Arsenal) and Joe Harvey (Newcastle) were the rival captains m the 1952 Wembley Cup Final. They w«re chief opponent's again m the Third Round of this season's FA Cup competition as the respective managers of Sheffield United and Barrow. TIMES HAVE CHANGED: Burton Albion217 words
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Article, Illustration506 1956-01-13 18 JOHN P HAMILL - COUTTS DAZZLED SELETAR IN 'MATCH OF THE SEASON' JOHN P HAMILL -i? I .1 Seletar I sports I letter I -by- I THE "match of the season" for Seletar fans was I played against SRC. last Sunday and brilliant stickwork by both teams drew rounds of applause. Outstanding for the506 words
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430 1956-01-13 18 ARCHIE QUICK - Tottenham are steadily finding their feet ARCHIE QUICK •By THE SPURS WILL NOT GO DOWN INTO DIVISION TWO, THEY ARE PLAYING TOO WELL." THAT IS THE CONFIDENT OPINION OF MANAGER JIM ANDERSON. While the champions of so few seasons ago hang dangerously suspended m the twenty-first of twenty-two positions In430 words
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Article, Illustration5 1956-01-13 19 Pick your winners with... TRESPASSER5 words
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Article, Illustration961 1956-01-13 19 IMPROVING COUNSEL IV BEST BET AT IPOH TOMORROW pOUNSEL IV, a four-year-old Irish gelding by His Highness out of Skipness, is my best bet for tomorrow's races at Ipoh— first day of the Perak Turf Club's January meeting. Counsel showed his ability at Penanu last nth when he scored a961 words
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Article507 1956-01-13 19 1 M.vi( NoU> 8.08; Tia Juana S(t7; Trow Hi II SOT. KonjetVI i- -Not 8.0H; Scots drey H.o.">; s.,nU hMU M*; Maoii hief 802. I b i M tikton s.ich.ti;.i In the ClMi i, Dlvt- l, B'{. furlonga race. Thla jrajiro finish- top <>: the unp]507 words
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Article236 1956-01-13 19 /COMPETITORS In the AusV> tralia Track and Field Championships m Melbourne m March wil be tiea pigs" for the OlymGMunei later m the year. Many of the gadgets deBlgned to help the Games to run smoothly will be tested during these championThe national event willReuter - 236 words
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Article44 1956-01-13 19 Santee has leg trouble ACE miler Wes Santee has withdrawn from the mile race tomorrow m Boston. The "Flying Kansan" said that a leg had stiffened m training. The same stiffness fodceri Santee to withdraw from a meet m New York last week A.P.A.P. - 44 words
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Article19 1956-01-13 19 ptKOBABLF scratchings tomorrow arr: Entertainer, College Don, Sky Hith, Technicolor, Glencoe. The weather: Bright. The track: Good.19 words
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Article84 1956-01-13 19 MIKE Hawthorn, 26-y old British racing ace. has signed as Number One driver with the Owen RacW\g organisation to lead the B. R.M. team m all the major Grand Prix events and other races during 1956 it wa& announced m Lon- don last night by Mr.Reuter - 84 words
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Advertisement28 1956-01-13 19 OCEAN PARK HOTEL'S FAMOUS QUINTET Ace Band of Singapore with I i IK j MISSSALOMA the Malay << "Marilyn Monroe" o Q Q I Ring ***** for Table Reservations.28 words
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Article, Illustration323 1956-01-13 20 BEDFORD TOWN, the small Southern League club, came within an ace of providing the biggest shock m the history of the Football Association Cup yesterday when they led mighty Arsenal by 1-0 with only five minutes to go m theirReuter - 323 words
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189 1956-01-13 20 Perez retains title with easy victory over Espinosa PASCUAL PEREZ, 29-year-old idol of the Argentine, retained his world flyweight boxing title m Buenos Aires on Wednesday by outpointing his 23-year-old Filipino challenger, Leo Espinosia. There was no knockdown, though Espinosa was groggy and was rescued by the bell at the189 words
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Article55 1956-01-13 20 RIGGER FARELF Cup semi-final: Singapore Engineer Regt. v Ci.H.Q Signals Gillman Barracks. HOCKEY Triangular meet: Singapore v Negri Setnbilan, Jalan Besar, 5.10 p.m.; Friendly: Y.M.S.A. v S.R.C., padang. SOCCER FRIENDLY: Malay Juniors v Katong S.C., Farrer Park; Arsenal S.C. v Singapore Base Dist, Farrer Park; Victoria School v55 words
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Article72 1956-01-13 20 FITZ FEIERABEND, Switzerland ■•rid bobsleigh a i lion and will be unable to comix m tii' Winter Olympic Games it wa.s learned In Zurich yesterday. Feierabend 48, was thinking of giving up racing t years ago but his Mam mates persuaded him to try once more72 words
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Article32 1956-01-13 20 RN Kranji beat Rajaji S.C r )-l m a friendly soccer match at Farrer Park yesterday. Hawkins (3) and Wier (2) scored for Kranji and Ramanathan for Raja\Jl32 words
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206 1956-01-13 20 SAM LANCJFORD, Bostons legendary "Tar Baby" of boxing fans, died at a nursinu homo m Cambridge. Massachusetts, yesterday. He was 7<». Blind since 1924 a s a result of eye injuries suffered m the ring. Langford was a familiar figure m recent206 words
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469 1956-01-13 20 MCC ALL SET FOR SECOND WIN IN PAKISTAN: CLOSE HITS 92 MC.C. ARE HEADING FOR VICTORY— THE SECOND OF THEIR PAKISTAN TOUR IN THE THREE-DAY MATCH IN BAHAWALPUR AGAINST THE AMIR OF BAHAWALPURS TEAM. At the close of play t 1 home side were 85 run hind the tourists with469 words
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Article223 1956-01-13 20 THE Royal Singapore Golf CluO monthly medal (Stableford) for January was won by F/Lt. R. G. Price (26 +6% 32U> :n the "A" Division and by Mr K. G. Lowson (H+ls% 33 m "B" Division. Other cards: "A" DIVISION: W/Cdr. C N. Foxley-Norris (24 -7 7223 words
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Advertisement82 1956-01-13 20 A iielpiul Af supplement^/ to the training diet v 'Ovaltine', reinforced with extra vita Mt/£«saes* mins, is prepared from Nature's finest -Pti^r.jfe^ foods. This hiphly nourishing, pal.it- v^fj^' ft ble beverape. taken regularly. h<l|)s to promote a standard of fitness osscnti.il I Sj. to success m sports and athlet i<82 words
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